Sunday, February 4, 2007

Dean's effect

From the NY Times: "However, if he needed any validation of how he has changed Democratic politics, it came from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the New York Democrat who –- consciously or not, and certainly without credit — appropriated another trademark Dean line in her own speech:

“We have to take our country back!” she said."

Quotes

Bill Richardson, The New Mexico Governor says, "The War in Iraq is not the disease. Iraq is a symptom. The disease is arrogance."

John Mccain, "“What drives my decisions is not experiences that I’ve had a generation ago,” Mr. McCain said. “What drives my decisions is my knowledge, information, study, consultation that makes me decide on any issue. My views on the world and life are not driven by my experience in Vietnam.”

Dean's refrain

Saturday, February 3, 2007

Book Condition Scale

Here's the scale BookScoutLookOut uses to rate our books:

10 New
9 Read Once
8 Crisp Copy
7 Wear, but no tear
6 Damaged
5 Typical Used Book
4 Missing Dust Jacket
3 Readable but poor cosmetically
2 Broken Spine
1 Missing Pages

Dean already said it, Feindgold continues

In 2003 Howard Dean said: "What I want to know is why in the world the Democratic party leadership is supporting the president's unilateral attack on Iraq. "

Yet Dem's like one my Senator's Carl Levin still can't get off the dime and actually oppose the war.

Russ Feingold is a different cat and is being true to Dean's now 4 year old question and demand. He has had the courage to get the troops out!

The Warner led compromise simply and wimpily disagrees still lending support no matter how they spin it.

How different would things be if we had elected Howard Dean?

Clinton Defies Logic

Hillary Clinton says, "If I had been president in October of 2002, I would not have started this war." But since she was a Senator she voted for the war! Really this just takes us back to the fact that Hillary wants to win not do what's right.

She then says, ""If we in Congress don't end this war before January 2009, as president, I will." Given the track record of illogic, who are we to actually believe this?

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Weekly Poem

So soft plaque breaks free easier & genetic alterations raise heart attack risk. These are beyond sight. Beyond, control too?

19° w/o wind. It's the essence of that temperature. There is no wind to accelerate the affect. Walking against those invisible health factors.

Daily task: find 5 minutes. Use it to discover what you like about yourself. Plan future successes.

Crisp Point named after a lighthouse keeper. Could well have been keeper's point or just 46 north latitude etc. Place of sand, stone, pines and fierce conditions takes your name and goes on charts and maps. Gaining a toponym not often planned.

When a 36 year old dies unexpectedly thoughts are caused. Why plan the future as it might be your most useless endeavour, regardless of deep positives you know.

It's a collection of chances and risks. What determines...plaque, exercise?

How are you remembered on a map or as one of the unexpecteds...